SHIPPING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3988, 3 May 1884, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF NAPIER

ARRIVALS

May. 2—Omapere, s.s., from Dunedin, Oamaru and Timaru. Passenger—Mrs Mac-

In tosh. 2—Manaia,, p.s., from Pourerere. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Nairn and 4 children, Miss Gilbertson, and Messrs

Inglis and Waiver. 3—Mary Wadley, three-masted schooner

from Greymouth. 3—Eliza Firth, brigantine, from Grey mouth.

The Union Company's s.s. Omapere, Captain Allmau, dropped anchor in the roadstead from Dunedin via Oamaru and Timaru about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was brought alongside the breastwork at 8 p.m. The following is a report of her passage: —Left Port Chalmers at 10 p.m. on 2Sth ult., arriving at Oamaru at 7 a.m. on 20th; sailed same day at midnight, arriving at Timaru at 7 a.m. on 30th ; sailed again at 4.15 p.m. and arrived at Napier as above, having experienced light variable winds and fine weather throughout the passage. The Boojum tendered her for mails. The Omapere discharged her cargo at the breastwork this morning, and at 1 o'clock this afternoon was to have left for Poverty Bay, Tauranga, and Auckland. The p.s. Manaia, Captain Baxter, got back from Pourere at 8 o'clock last night, with seven passengers and their luggage. She repoi'ts a very heavy sea on the coast, and was just able to ship her passengers off the -beach during a lull in the southerly wind. The Manaia is expected to get away for Wairoa on Monday evening.

The Union Company's steamer Rotomahana, which left Wellington at 7.40 last evening, "was signalled when our report left the Spit, and would be at the anchorage soon after 1 p.m. She will bo tendered as usual for mails passengers, and cargo, and at 5 p.m. to-day is to steam on her course for Northern ports and Sydney. The three-masted schooner Mary Wadley, Captain Moore, arrived in the roadstead at daylight this morning from Greymouth, and was bsrthed inside later on. Her passage up the coast has occupied just a week, having left Greymouth last Saturday. During , the first part of the passage experienced very light weather, then a southeast gale for two days, which prevented her getting through the Straits till yesterday morning. Her cargo of coal is consigned to the New Zealand Railway Department.

The Union Company's s.s. Manapouri left Auckland at 12.20 p.m. yesterday, and is due here from Gisborne by 5 o'clock tomorrow morning. She will be tendered at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. by the launch for inward and outward mails and passengers, and on arrival by the lighter for cargo. The Manapouri will in all probability get away for Southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne by 11 o'clock. The s.s. Southern Cross is to leave Wellington early this afternoon, and will be due here to-morrow. She is to discharge inside on Monday, and at 2 p.m. is announced to steam for Gisborne and Auckland.

The s.s. Maori, whose place in the Wairoa tradoistobo taken by Mr Light'snewstcamcr Wairoa, has been receiving an overhaul on the hard, and is to-day loading up for Auckland, where she has been sold. She is to get away abont JO o'clock to-night, and will be calling in at the Mahia en roxtc to land a quantity of empty whale oil casks and stores. Capt. Anderson, who goes up in charge, will bring the now packet down. The brigantine Eliza Firth, Captain Black, with a cargo of coal from Greymouth for the Napier Gas Company, arrived at the anchorage at about 10.30 a.m. this day, and will be brought inside at 1.30 this afternoon. She left Greymouth, we believe, last Friday week, but wo have not received a report of her passage.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copybigut. (Reuteb's Telegrams.) (Received May 2, 2.30 p.m.) Melbourne, Friday. Arrived, yesterday, Waihora from the Bluff.

[by telegraph.] Auckland, This day

Arrived, British King from London, after a voyage of 47 days 21 hours, including , stoppages at Teneriffe and the Capo of Good Hope of 1 hour lomins. She brings -flnO nassenirers. including 120 single Avomqn. Of the immigrants 19 are tor Napier, 21 ior Wellington, 1-t for Taranaki, 15 for Westland, 7 for Nelson, o for Marlboroug-h, and 72 for Canterbury. This is the last trip of the vessel under charter to the New Zealand Shipping , Company. There was no sickness throughout the voyage, except the denth of a child named Walter Holt. The immigrants speak well of the accommodation. Geeyjiouth, This day.

The Oreti lias shifted her position .slightly, but nothing has been done towards floating her. Sho is insured for £5000 in the South British, and the cargo of coal for £90, but the office is uncertain.